Nvidia develops new software to help track chips following smuggling discovery

• Nvidia customers can now track GPU usage and power spikes
• Location tracking isn't included, so it's not a threat to Chinese exports
• Nvidia is pushing transparency by open-sourcing the software

Nvidia is working on new software for its GPUs to verify their usage, amid changed plans that see the H20 export bans lifted for the Chinese market.

The company is marketing this as a solution for "visualising and monitoring fleets of... GPUs" – one that will be entirely opt-in, the company stressed.

Although location tracking is not included in Nvidia's explanation, companies will be able to track certain usage metrics to ensure that patterns correlate with purchasing intentions.

Nvidia will offer opt-in GPU tracking software

Data center operators will be able to track ...